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CVE Request: python-pip insecure temporary directory handling

From: David Black <disclosure () d1b org>
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:13:15 +1100

Prior to version 1.3 pip used '/tmp/pip-build' as a temporary
directory and as per the report in
https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/725 would follow a symbolic link
placed at '/tmp/pip-build' when writing temporary files.

Current thread:

CVE Request: python-pip insecure temporary directory handling David Black (Mar 20)
- Re: CVE Request: python-pip insecure temporary directory handling Kurt Seifried (Mar 21)
  - Re: CVE Request: python-pip insecure temporary directory handling David Black (Mar 22)
    - Re: CVE Request: python-pip insecure temporary directory handling Kurt Seifried (Mar 22)